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2. Take of Compound Sulphur Ointment. . . . . . . 8ozs. 
Train or Sperm Oil . . G 4 6 oe So, il pointe 
Spirit of Turpentine . . 5 5 0 Oo 0 8 OA 
Mix and use as vabore: 
One or other of the above dressings should be well rubbed in every third 
day for at least three or four weeks in bad cases, and two in trifling ones, 
when the inflammation resulting from the acari and also from the appli- 
cation may be allowed to subside in the hope that all the parasites are 
killed, in which case the eruption disappears, but the hair does not always 
come on again as thickly as ever. All the stable fittings around the stall 
or box in which the horse has been standing should be thoroughly washed 
over with a solution of corrosive sublimate, made as follows :— 
Take of Corrosive Sublimate. o 0 0 09 le ow 0 o hoe 
Methylated Spirit of Wits eats tomers’ 2" Goze. 
Water . . . - . + 1 gallon, 
Dissolve the sublimate in the spirit by rubbing i ina mortar, then mix with the 
water, and use with a brush, stirring it up continually to prevent its settling. 
The clothing should be destroyed, as it is scarcely possible to cleanse it 
completely from the parasites ; but if it is determined to risk a return of 
the disease, it should be thoroughly washed, and when dry, saturated with 
spirit of turpentine. 
When the health has suffered from the irritation of mange, a few tonic 
balls may be required, but generally the removal of the cause will be 
sufficient. 
LICE. 
IN FORMER DAYS LICE were not uncommon in the horse, but they are 
now comparatively rare. Still they are occasionally met with, and their 
presence is readily ascertained, being of a considerable size, and easily seen 
with the naked eye. They may be destroyed by rubbing into the roots of 
the hair white precipitate, in powder, taking care to avoid sweating the 
horse or wetting his skin for some days afterwards. 
MALLENDERS AND SALLENDERS. 
THESE ERUPTIONS are both of the same nature, differing only in the 
focality where they are displayed. The former shows itself in the flexure 
at the back of the knee, and the latter at the bend of the ZAock. The 
symptoms are shown in the appearance of a foul scurf mixed with a few 
thin scabs, the skin underneath being stiff and unyielding. They are 
generally brought on by washing the legs and leaving them undried. 
The treatment required is merely the application of the following ointment, 
which should be well rubbed in every night :— 
Take of Cerate of put euaia GHG 5 5 ol g 6 o a WOR 
Creosote . .°. oo oo 6 o o MO Gh, Mune, 
If the skin continues to be very hard and stiff, a little glycerine should 
be brushed on two or three times a week. 
WARBLES, SITFASTS, AND HARNESS GALLS. 
WHEN THE SADDLE HAS GALLED the skin beneath it, the inflammation 
resulting is called a “warble,” and if this is neglected, so as to cause a 
troublesome sore, the term “sitfast” is applied. The effect produced is 
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